The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Lynch threw for 1,244 yards with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions as a starter for the Lightning last season. Legacy finished with a 4-6 record.

“I just really like the program coach (Jim) McElwain is running at Colorado State,” Lynch told the Reporter-Herald. “From the first day I was up there for a camp, I really liked the team atmosphere. As the recruiting game stepped up, they brought my whole family up there and really made them feel like they were already part of the Ram family.”